{"id":194,"date":"2016-03-15T13:02:19","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T13:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/?p=194"},"modified":"2019-03-14T16:13:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T16:13:55","slug":"cleaning-duplicate-files-in-microsoft-onedrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/15\/cleaning-duplicate-files-in-microsoft-onedrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning Duplicate Files in Microsoft OneDrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Important Announcement: Web-App to Fix OneDrive Dupes<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We, at Sorcim Technologies, have introduced our flagship web-service, <strong>Cloud Duplicate Finder<\/strong>, which can scan your <strong>OneDrive cloud<\/strong> and <strong>weed out duplicate files<\/strong> on the cloud. This will save your time because you are not required to download the data to your computer. The process is safe, fast and accurate. Use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cloudduplicatefinder.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>OneDrive Duplicate File finder<\/strong> <\/a>online now!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ARdYxXQ3lA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Desktop Method?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can still use the traditional method to scan OneDrive. This method involves two approaches: one is to do all the operations manually; the second option is to use a downloadable software such as Clone Files Checker which has the module to scan OneDrive cloud.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More and more users are opting for cloud storage with every passing day.\u00a0<\/span>This helps them stay assured about the data\u2019s safety, privacy as well as the comfort to fetch their data from any corner of the world with the help of their password and a decent internet connection.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Clone Files Checker<\/strong> makes the whole experience extremely simple, yet it returns absolutely perfect results while weeding out <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> duplicates.\u00a0<strong>Clone Files Checker 5.3<\/strong> allows the user to simply sign in to their <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> account from it\u2019s <strong>Cloud Scan<\/strong> tab. The user will authorize <strong>CFC<\/strong> to scan the data and the rest is fairly simple. Innovation at its best!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/download\/ibx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Windows.jpg\" alt=\"Windows\" width=\"235\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/download\/mbx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Mac.jpg\" alt=\"Mac\" width=\"198\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Clone Files Checker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><b>Windows<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Mac<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a verified software<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compatible with Windows 10\/ 8.1\/ 8\/ 7 and Mac OS 10.10 onwards<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By clicking to download, you agree to these <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/terms.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terms<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/feature.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows Features<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clonefileschecker.com\/features-mac.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mac Features<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 1: Remove Duplicate Files Manually with File\/Windows Explorer <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> is a cloud service, users can also maintain a copy of the entire data from the cloud on their computer (local store). When the local files are changed in anyway, the local <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> app syncs the changes with the cloud. The user can remove any duplicates from the cloud by making good use of this method.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigate to the local <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> Folder. It is usually located in <strong>C<\/strong> drive (assuming that you\u2019ve installed <strong>Windows<\/strong> in <strong>C<\/strong> drive).\u00a0<strong>C:\\Users\\%username%\\OneDrive\\<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locate the search bar on the top of the <\/span><b>File Explorer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image04.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image04.png\" alt=\"image04\" width=\"262\" height=\"79\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type the following command and press <\/span><b>Enter<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to initiate the search.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image05.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image05.png\" alt=\"image05\" width=\"217\" height=\"52\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>You will be presented with search results. (as seen in the following screenshot)<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image07.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image07-300x118.png\" alt=\"image07\" width=\"378\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image07-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image07.png 958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make good use of the <\/span><b>Name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Type<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Size<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> columns to arrange the files and remove duplicates once you\u2019ve spotted them. Use <\/span><b>Ctrl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> + <\/span><b>Left Mouse Click<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to select multiple files at a time and then press <\/span><b>Delete<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to move the selected files to the <strong>Recycle Bin<\/strong>. Alternatively, you can use the <\/span><b>Shift<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> + <\/span><b>Delete<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> combination to delete the files permanently from the hard drive.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image08.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image08.png\" alt=\"image08\" width=\"209\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>After the duplicate files have been deleted, launch the <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> app so that all the changes can be synced to the cloud.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image10.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image10.png\" alt=\"image10\" width=\"257\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Solution 2: Automated Method with Clone Files Checker<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Clone Files Checker<\/strong> is a duplicate file removal tool which can be used to clean duplicate files across all file types. It is a user-friendly software which makes excellent use of algorithms to detect duplicates and then perform any follow-up actions as commanded by the user.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch <strong>Clone Files Checker<\/strong> and select the <strong>Cloud Scan<\/strong> tab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Locate the\u00a0<strong>Load Drive<\/strong> button (<strong>Step 1<\/strong>) in the user interface and click it.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_1197\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 358px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/7777.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/7777.jpg\" alt=\"Clicking Load Drive to load OneDrive data\" width=\"348\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/7777.jpg 348w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/7777-300x67.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>Clicking Load Drive to load OneDrive data<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>Enter your<b> <\/b><b>OneDrive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0credentials and click <strong>Sign in<\/strong>.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image06.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ver signed into <strong>OneDrive<\/strong>, (your <strong>OneDrive<\/strong> folders will show up in the <strong>Step 1<\/strong> section), the rest is all about selecting a specific file type to be scanned for (optional)\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and then click on <\/span><b>Start Search<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to launch the scan.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1198\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 854px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8888.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8888.jpg\" alt=\"OneDrive data successfully loaded\" width=\"844\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8888.jpg 844w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8888-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/8888-768x245.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\"><strong>OneDrive data successfully loaded<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the scan concludes, you will notice the duplicate items populate the <strong>CFC<\/strong> user interface.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image01.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <b>Select Duplicates<\/b> to choose if you want to select the newest, oldest, most modified or least modified version of each duplicate group to be retained.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image13.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can even manually mark the files you want to retain, however, this isn\u2019t advisable in cases where the number of files runs well into hundreds (or more).<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image09.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, click <b>Select Action<\/b> to choose between moving the <b>OneDrive<\/b> duplicates to the <b>Recycle bin<\/b> or moving them to a folder.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/image00.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Clone Files Checker<\/strong> will spring into action at once and perform the required action to your satisfaction.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/9999.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/9999.jpg\" alt=\"9999\" width=\"376\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/9999.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.stcleaner.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/9999-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 376px) 100vw, 376px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scanning for and sweeping away any <\/span><b>OneDrive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> duplicates might have been a fairly complicated and time-consuming task in the past. Well, gone are those days! <\/span><b>Clone Files Checker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> performs the job in style.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important Announcement: Web-App to Fix OneDrive Dupes We, at Sorcim Technologies, have introduced our flagship web-service, Cloud Duplicate Finder, which can scan your OneDrive cloud and weed out duplicate files on the cloud. This will save your time because you are not required to download the data to your computer. 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